Standing Rock

There are many Indigenous, environmental justice struggles today. Standing Rock's "Dakota Access Pipeline" is the struggle most relevant to the rights of people living in the United States. Essentially, the Standing Rock Sioux (and over 200 additional tribes) are fighting to keep their sacred, ancestral lands protected and pristine. The Standing Rock Sioux happen to be peacefully protesting against a major fossil fuel pipeline, and thus are up against the forces of local, regional, state, and federal government. Here is a collection of articles and recent updates related to this struggle: 

• What You Need to Know: Standing Rock / Dakota Access Pipeline, EarthJustice.org
• Small Victory in Dakota Access Pipeline Struggle, PBS News
• Dakota Access Pipeline threats to Health, Democracy Now
• From Paris to Standing Rock: Climate Choices, Indian Country
• 200+ Tribes support Standing Rock Pachamama Alliance
• Obama supports Standing Rock, ABC News
• 83 Arrested in Standing Rock Protest, CNN
• Government wages violence on peaceful protestors, YouTube
• President Obama on possible rerouting of pipeline, Democracy Now
• The latest Standing Rock updates on Google News
• The latest Dakota Access Pipeline updates on Google News

Here are the two on site groups our honored guest, Vance Blackfox, recommends getting involved with to help: 

• Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Facebook page with regular updates)
• Camp of the Sacred Stone ("")

Here is one synopsis of the issue: 

#NoDAPL